Ep 85: Leveraging the holiday season for your networking - Propelling Careers Podcast

Welcome to Propelling Careers Podcast episode 85. Given the holiday season and the various networking opportunitiesthat come with it, we thought we would do this episode to provide advice for how to network during these various events/activities. We will cover advice for how to connect with your current network and build yours also. We hope youenjoy listening. 

• Be authentic as you engage with people
• There are many different events and opportunities to engage with and build your network
• Advice to prepare for different types of events
•  Networking can occur in various forms – in person networking, online, email, informal events, etc
•  Advice for how to engage with a potentially large cross-section of people
•  Thoughts on individual outreach vs general messages to your network
•  Other ways to engage your network - sending holiday cards / emails / annual summary email / notes
•  Leveraging LinkedIn to engage your network
•  Your elevator pitch  
•  Leveraging this time for informational interviews
•  Advice to follow up

 Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers.

As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!